Title :
Norbert Wiener on technology and society
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Melbourne Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Norbert Wiener was interested in the social implications of technology and in particular in the historical, environmental, humanitarian, developmental, ethical implications and issues of discrimination. This research examines his writings for his views on these topics. It also examines the notion that Wiener´s work, including his work on cybernetics, was anti-humanistic and militaristic. It identifies themes in the development of his ideas on the topics, including his life experiences, and relates to these to his exhortation to follow interesting problems.
Keywords :
cybernetics; environmental factors; ethical aspects; history; social sciences; Norbert Wiener; antihumanistic; cybernetics; developmental implications; discrimination; environmental implications; ethical implications; historical implications; humanitarian implications; militaristic; social implications; Communities; Cybernetics; Educational institutions; Ethics; Production facilities; Weapons; Writing; Norbert Wiener; STS; technology and society; technology history;
Conference_Titel :
Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century (21CW), 2014 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893930
